• 9er_nation August 4

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  Since Crabtree is out for most of the year, who would you take for next year and beyond? PPR league.

  M. Crabtree or D. Hopkins

• bmxholden1 August 4

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  Crabtree!  We haven't even seen Hopkins play a single NFL game - we know Crabtree can be a #1 guy!  The safe play is Crabtree, but also likely the best play - IMHO!
• TBL August 4

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  Id go Hopkins long term.
• rabidbucfan August 4

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  Long term Hopkins for me as well - gigantic upside imo 

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• thedude August 4

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  rabidbucfan said:

  Long term Hopkins for me as well - gigantic upside imo 

  
  
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• bddavidson August 4

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  Hopkins...

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• hoyasaxa August 4

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  Love Hopkins potential.  Like him more than I liked Crabtree entering the league
• BuckysGT August 4

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  I'm going to say Crabtree. We know he has a connection with Kaep. Plus he is at the point in his career where wrs typically put it all together. It could take Hopkins 3 years to get it all together and become elite. Since I am always in the win now mode, I go Crabtree.
  
• boobam13 August 4

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  I wanna say Crabtree here but he had a few solid games down the stretch...how will he come off his injury? Just throwing it out there
  

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• BuckysGT August 4

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  boobam13 said:

  I wanna say Crabtree here but he had a few solid games down the stretch...how will he come off his injury? Just throwing it out there
  

  
  
  Yep I agree, but I don't think Achilles injuries are as bad anymore. DT for example.
  
• branch0095 August 4

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  BuckysGT said:

  boobam13 said:

  I wanna say Crabtree here but he had a few solid games down the stretch...how will he come off his injury? Just throwing it out there
  

  
  
  Yep I agree, but I don't think Achilles injuries are as bad anymore. DT for example.
  

  
  
  DT= Patrial Tare, Crabs= Full Tare...Big difference. Full tares are much more difficult to repair back to the specific length that the ligament originally was. This makes it a riskier proposition when betting on someone healing and coming back 100%. Add that to the fact that I don't feel that Crabtree was a "freak" athlete to begin with, and that leaves me not wanting to touch him. Pains me to say this too because Im a big Niners fan. Ill take Hopkins here.
  

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• BuckysGT August 4

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  branch0095 said:

   

  BuckysGT said:

  boobam13 said:

  I wanna say Crabtree here but he had a few solid games down the stretch...how will he come off his injury? Just throwing it out there
  

  
  
  Yep I agree, but I don't think Achilles injuries are as bad anymore. DT for example.
  

  
  
  DT= Patrial Tare, Crabs= Full Tare...Big difference. Full tares are much more difficult to repair back to the specific length that the ligament originally was. This makes it a riskier proposition when betting on someone healing and coming back 100%. Add that to the fact that I don't feel that Crabtree was a "freak" athlete to begin with, and that leaves me not wanting to touch him. Pains me to say this too because Im a big Niners fan. Ill take Hopkins here.
  

  
  
  
  
  Just to play devils advocate, what has Hopkins done?
• branch0095 August 4

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  BuckysGT said:

  branch0095 said:

   

  BuckysGT said:

  boobam13 said:

  I wanna say Crabtree here but he had a few solid games down the stretch...how will he come off his injury? Just throwing it out there
  

  
  
  Yep I agree, but I don't think Achilles injuries are as bad anymore. DT for example.
  

  
  
  DT= Patrial Tare, Crabs= Full Tare...Big difference. Full tares are much more difficult to repair back to the specific length that the ligament originally was. This makes it a riskier proposition when betting on someone healing and coming back 100%. Add that to the fact that I don't feel that Crabtree was a "freak" athlete to begin with, and that leaves me not wanting to touch him. Pains me to say this too because Im a big Niners fan. Ill take Hopkins here.
  

  
  
  
  
  Just to play devils advocate, what has Hopkins done?

  
  
  
  Obviously he has done nothing. Personally Id rather gamble on a rookie WR Im high on that has his health than a WR who I never though was elite to begin with, and now has a serious chance of never fully recovering physically.

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  -Chris Ivory will be a top 15RB
  -Kenny Britt finishes outside the top 20WRs
• bmxholden1 August 4

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  "I don't feel that Crabtree was a "freak" athlete to begin with"

  
  

  Neither is Hopkins!
• branch0095 August 4

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  bmxholden1 said:

  "I don't feel that Crabtree was a "freak" athlete to begin with"

  
  

  Neither is Hopkins!

  
  
  
  Hopkins also doesn't have a fully torn ACL..........

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  -Cobb outscores Harvin in PPR
  -Chris Ivory will be a top 15RB
  -Kenny Britt finishes outside the top 20WRs
• jessejanderson August 5

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  Proven beats unproven (almost) every time.
  
  In this case, especially because of the huge question marks with the injury and not having to worry about this season, I absolutely take Hopkins over Crabtree here, despite Hopkins not having had the chance to prove anything at an NFL level yet.

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• jknighton August 5

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  jessejanderson said:

  Proven beats unproven (almost) every time.
  
  In this case, especially because of the huge question marks with the injury and not having to worry about this season, I absolutely take Hopkins over Crabtree here, despite Hopkins not having had the chance to prove anything at an NFL level yet.

  
  
  Thank God a comment that's not from a spammer.
  
  Anyways id go with Hopkins jut because he isn't recovering from an injury like Crabtree and I really like his potential.
  
• 9er_nation August 5

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  Thanks for the comments guy.
• bddavidson August 5

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  DeAndre Hopkins "just keeps getting better" at Texans camp.

  
  

  As CSN Houston puts it, Hopkins' best day was Wednesday until
  he excelled on Thursday. Then Thursday was his best day until Friday. The No. 27
  overall pick and clear-cut starting "Z" receiver continues to make big plays on
  a daily basis. "All the contested stuff is what he's exceptional at, when it's
  close and it's him and another guy, he makes the play," coach Gary Kubiak said.
  Hopkins is a WR4 with upside in re-draft and one of the best Dynasty prospects
  in this rookie class.

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• 9er_nation August 5

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  bddavidson said:

  
  

  DeAndre Hopkins "just keeps getting better" at Texans camp.

  
  

  As CSN Houston puts it, Hopkins' best day was Wednesday until
  he excelled on Thursday. Then Thursday was his best day until Friday. The No. 27
  overall pick and clear-cut starting "Z" receiver continues to make big plays on
  a daily basis. "All the contested stuff is what he's exceptional at, when it's
  close and it's him and another guy, he makes the play," coach Gary Kubiak said.
  Hopkins is a WR4 with upside in re-draft and one of the best Dynasty prospects
  in this rookie class.

  
  
  
  Looks like I might go Hopkins before Crabtree on my cheat sheet.
• greatprodigy August 5

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  bddavidson said:

  
  

  DeAndre Hopkins "just keeps getting better" at Texans camp.

  
  

  As CSN Houston puts it, Hopkins' best day was Wednesday until
  he excelled on Thursday. Then Thursday was his best day until Friday. The No. 27
  overall pick and clear-cut starting "Z" receiver continues to make big plays on
  a daily basis. "All the contested stuff is what he's exceptional at, when it's
  close and it's him and another guy, he makes the play," coach Gary Kubiak said.
  Hopkins is a WR4 with upside in re-draft and one of the best Dynasty prospects
  in this rookie class.

  
  
  Just read this, Hopkins going to be elite imo. I always liked Crabtree in college but just don't love him and don't think he has elite potential

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